Latest articles by Rob Hughes
The Kinks guitarist Dave Davies’ wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin and more
Partying with Keith Moon, jamming with Jerry Lee Lewis, getting into a ménage à trois with Brian Jones – Dave Davies has done it all
When the music's over - the story of The Doors' strange afterlife
The death of talismanic frontman Jim Morrison in 1971 looked like it marked the end of the road for The Doors. But his bandmates had other ideas
The heroes and villains of the Black Sabbath journey
Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler reflect on some good, bad and ugly encounters
From microbiologist to musician - the unlikely rise of Stephen Wilson Jr
Inspired by his late father, songwriter-for-hire Stephen Wilson Jr is now telling his stories with his own voice
The song that transformed Dire Straits' fortunes and set them on the path to global fame
Inspired by watching a hopeless jazz combo play in a deserted pub, Sultans Of Swing sent Dire Straits on a journey to superstardom
How Them Crooked Vultures became modern rock’s greatest one-and-done supergroup
What happened when Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones teamed up in Them Crooked Vu.tures
Jazz, socialism and an absurdist slant: Robert Wyatt on his improvised life
Fuelled by jazz, socialism and an absurdist slant on the world around him, the retired Canterbury icon’s instincts served him well during a remarkable career
Maxine Peake’s prog adventures with Aphrodite’s Child, Gong, Hawkwind and mushrooms
The award-winning Shameless, Silk and The Village actress finds inspiration in the genre’s theatrics – and explains why she feels it’s a summertime experience
How Jethro Tull conquered America in the 70s and became rock’s unlikeliest superstars
They ended the 1960s opening for Led Zeppelin in the US and ended the 70s headlining multiple nights at Madison Square Garden
“It might inspire people to create movies”: John Carpenter’s second career in prog
The cult movie director started composing his own soundtracks out of necessity. Eventually he returned to his first love of music to create the Lost Themes album series, and began touring too
The amazing things Phil Manzanera discovered when he looked into his past
After writing a memoir, the guitarist has done the musical equivalent with an 11-disc box set exploring his five-decade career. He explains how he landed his dream gig, how Robert Fripp beat him to a tonal ambition, and why, in a way, Roxy is still active
How prog were Neil Innes and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band?
The Bonzo Dog and Rutles man discusses his career and recent studio album Nearly Really...
How Robert Fripp brought King Crimson back for their final resurrection
In 2014, Robert Fripp brought King Crimson back from hiatus – and he was ready to make a “joyous racket”
Nils Lofgren’s wild stories of Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed and more
From The Boss to Chuck Berry, Nils Lofgren has played with them all and lived to tell the tale
Louise Patricia Crane's Netherworld stars members of King Crimson and Jethro Tull – plus beauty and darkness
Informed by childhood memories, Louise Patricia Crane's new album is an intensely personal dark fantasia
A beginner's guide to the Dave Matthews Band in 10 songs
Fresh from their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, we look at the Dave Matthews Band's finest moments
The Jesus Lizard are back and they're just as surreal as ever
The Jesus Lizard are back with a bang, referencing their past, building on it and retaining their sense of humour
Maria McKee on the new Lone Justice album and the reunion that isn't
Almost 40 years after the band called it a day, Viva Lone Justice is just around the corner
Kavus Torabi’s new solo album brought him back from insanity in an almost religious way
The Banishing is the triumphant result of Gong and Utopia Strong member’s mental battle, loss of his family, support from his friends and a “heroic dose of magic mushrooms”
"The sun will rise and fall, and BB King will play the blues": The incredible life of BB King
BB King was the greatest bluesman the world has ever seen. We look back at his life, with a little help from his friends
The series of incidents that led to Jakszyk, Fripp & Collins’ A Scarcity Of Miracles
The reunion of two bandmates who’d fallen out badly in the 70s, combined with the energy of a lifelong fan, resulted in a stunning album that assembled the leading lights of Crimson’s final era
A beginner's guide to Taj Mahal in 10 essential videos
Highlights from the career of the man formerly known as Henry Saint Clair Fredericks
How Mikael Åkerfeldt’s policy of not taking advice led Opeth to Pale Communion
Inspired by sharing records with Steven Wilson, he took a more melodic approach, added a vague title that just sounded cool, and forged them into a “journey through life that starts pretty good and ends shit”
